Charles Stuart Platkin: Top 10 tips to reduce sugar in your diet

11:01 PM,
Jul. 20, 2013

Vegetables are full of fiber and a low amount of naturally-occurring sugar.

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Charles Stuart Platkin

Added sugar is a nutritional zero. I know you've heard all kinds of advice over the years: "Don't eat fat; it's horrible." "Low carb is the best way to go." "Avoid all the white stuff." "Low carb is unhealthy." "You need the 'good' fat."

If you're tired of all the conflicting nutritional advice, you can rest assured that there is one rock-solid recommendation: Reduce consumption of any added sugar. I'm not 100 percent sure, but I bet the only ones who would tell you anything different are the companies that add sugar to their products. Added sweeteners quickly boost calorie intake while ...